In response to Hot Springs’ outpouring of support following last year’s tragic
earthquake and tsunami in Japan, classically-trained baritone soloist Seichi
Furukawa will present a concert free of charge at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8 at
First Presbyterian Church, 213 Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs. The public is
welcome to attend the concert, which is co-sponsored by the Hot Springs National
Park Sister City Foundation, Visit Hot Springs and The Muses Creative Artistry
Project.
Furukawa’s
father, a resident of Hanamaki, Japan, Hot Springs’ sister city, told Furukawa
of Hot Springs’ generosity following the disaster. Furukawa decided to visit
the Spa City throughout next week to thank the local residents in song. At the
Friday concert, he will be accompanied as a professional courtesy by Hee-Kyung
Juhn, Director of Keyboard Instruction at Henderson University. The concert
will be videotaped for future broadcast on local cable
television.
On
Saturday, June 9, he will perform with soprano Deleen Davidson of The Muses
Creative Artistry Project during the Hot Springs Music Festival’s Progressive
Concert along Bathhouse Row.
Mr.
Furukawa received his Ph.D. in vocal music from the Musashino Academy of Music
in Tokyo, with a concentration in opera. He holds a second Ph.D. in media
design from Keio University in Tokyo. He is a soloist with the Tokyo Nikikai
Opera Theater, performing throughout Japan and across Europe. Past roles
include the Count in The Marriage of
Figaro, Guglielmo in Cosi fan
tutte, Papageno in The Magic
Flute, and Onegin in Eugene
Onegin. In October 2010, Furukawa was named Hanamaki IHATOV Goodwill
Ambassador by the Iwate Prefecture.
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